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...light of these hurdles, many lawyers rely heavily on the media to bolster their cases. At times, media scrutiny can pressure judges into ruling a certain way. It may also attract attention from more powerful government organs that pressure the institutions beneath them to comply with the law and settle out of court or even change laws and policies. In 2003, for example, a lawsuit by relatives of Sun Zhigang, a man beaten to death in police detention after being arrested for not carrying his ID card, provoked an intense public outcry, especially on Chinese Web sites. Three months after...
Commentator Tariq Ramadan's Viewpoint column urged the West to remember "the critical role that Muslims played in the development of Western thought" [Nov. 27]. If Ramadan wants to bolster the image of Islam in the West today, however, he would do better to implore Muslims around the world to protest any and all acts of violence, intimidation and terrorism committed in the name of Allah. Only when Muslims learn to accept Christians and members of other religions will they no longer be taken as a threat to world peace...
...middle seat). Carriers have eliminated all sorts of amenities--from snacks to pillows and blankets--and analysts expect the financial recovery to continue into next year. Standard & Poor's estimates that the top 10 U.S. carriers will earn $4 billion in 2007. And the expanded international routes should bolster profits going forward. "New flights are often leading-edge indicators that can stimulate underserved routes," says an airline executive. "And with the exception of the competitive North Atlantic, these can be very lucrative flights...
Professors at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (KSG) will lead a training program in India intended to bolster the management skills of the country’s senior policy makers this January. Around 300 of India’s senior civil servants are expected to participate, with the first four-week course, “Governance Challenges for India,” kicking off at the year’s start. The course, part of the KSG’s Executive Education program, will be conducted with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India?...
...than his arch-nemesis, President George W. Bush. Following his reelection to a new six-year term by a wide margin on Sunday, Chavez promised a "new era in the national Bolivarian project," his program to use Venezuela's oil wealth to fund social programs as well as to bolster a regional united front against U.S. influence. Now, the scale of his victory - the National Electoral Council gave him a 23% lead over contender Manuel Rosales with over three-quarters of votes counted - will be claimed as a mandate to deepen his "socialist revolution," with the help of a legislature...